There can't be a brokered convention with two candidates. One or the other will have a majority of the delegates. There can be a brokered convention with three or more candidates. Say candidate one has 45% of the Delegates. Where candidate Two has 35% of the delegates candidate three has 20% of the delegates. None of the three candidates have a majority of the delegates. Candidates Two and Three get togather and broker their delegates to achieve 55% of the delegates. One of them offers the other something in return for him/her releasing his delegates.

I heard Vice-President Dan Quayle talk about the possibililty of a brokered convention on Michael Medved’s show. The way the primaries are loaded, someone could come in late and deny the necessary delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot. The last brokered convention in the US was in 1952, when the Democratic Party nominated Adlai Stevenson. Quayle was not sure it won't happen again for the Republicans August 27th. However, we all know that Dan Quayle endorsed Mitt Romney for President. He said he gave his endorsement to Mitt because “he was the most conservative and the most electable of the candidates.” I was hoping he would have said something nice about Governor Rick Perry. Given the treatment Dan Quayle received for a minor gaff with the word potato, I can understand his perspective when looking at Perry and some of the other candidates.

I am hoping that we don't have a brokered convention because of the effects of the competition we are seeing. Such lack of consensus would really impact the grassroot support that Republican nominees would need to get elected. We will need to unite very strong to defeat Obama’s war machine.

I am also hoping that we don't come to the convention with the delegates deciding that none of the candidates will be acceptable. That would mean that a candidate would have to be drafted at the convention. Such a candidate would need to raise funding quickly to overcome the $billion + war chest that Obama has raised.

We need to understand that whoever is the nominee, they have to be electable. The way the present crop of candidates have handled their negatives, I have great worry that none of them will be electable if they don't start neutralizing those negatives soon.

My point really is that we have to do the fighting as well, not just Newt. We have to get out there, and educate our friends, and associates on what is happening, and the necessity for them to pay attention, and participate, and why Newt.

There has been a lot of disinformation over the years. A lot of current disinformation, and out, and out lies, and there will be even more. We have to be at the forefront of the cleanup crew cleaning up the mess spewed by the enemy of our Sovereignty, our Constitution, our way of life, and that is what we are fighting.

It has to be overwhelming, unanimous, thorough, and complete to thwart the Dem, Lib, Socialist, RINO establishment, and regain the system.

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posted on 12/09/2011 7:03:23 PM PST
by rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)

What I have seen from Newt is very impressive. It shows that he has learned a great deal over the course of the years in the political arena. Let’s hope he has learned enough so he can convert the negative image people have of him to the positive image he has shown so far to the few who pay attention.

"If Newt continues improving as a candidate and wins the nomination, the "establishment" will fall in line."

Unfortunately, several of the republican elites and know-it-alls are in control of PACs with lots of bucks, like Rove. I'm not so certain they will fall in line and release the money unless the nominee is Romney.

Newt is the candidate that will turn Ameirca around and back to prosperity

Even if he wins, he will have a Democrat controlled House and Senate, (I consider Crybaby Boehner a Democrat plant). If he were to push conservative programs, he will get nowhere. The only thing he will be successful at would be his usual "reaching across the aisle" and getting progressive programs, like amnesty, passed. This, of course, would end any chance of turning the Country around.

Gingrich will have short coattails. There will be no surge of enthusiastic conservative voters to support Gingrich. A lot of those voting for him will be "holding their nose". This does not portend well for congressional races.

If it has to be Gingrich, the real question is what will he try to, or be able to, do to improve the mess we're in. Which Gingrich will be dominant, the big idea, big government Gingrich or the new conservative sounding Gingrich.

This writer is The Journolist (he started and propagated the Journalist, he probably does it in another form today), the one who sponsors the memes against conservatives, the one who destroys all good things about this country in service of his God of liberal Marxism. He's a young punk who knows nothing but smarminess, and really, rally hates us.

Some of the posters here and the writer are just wrong. If I recall correctly delegates MUST vote for who their state chose, in the event that after 1 or 2 ballots no one is picked then the delegates are released and then the real fight starts.

For example, if a lot of delegates were TEA Party types they could vote for Sarah.

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posted on 12/09/2011 7:51:11 PM PST
by stockpirate
(Our republican leadership are all part of the left-wing fascist new world order movement.)

If You are anti-Newt and pro tea party then expect the others to not drop out until the voting begins if that. Newt would have to really run away for them to drop. I think many are waiting to see what happens because if Newt implodes then they all have a chance. Not just my opinion, Rush said this as well. He said the candidates aren’t ready to drop because they feel Newt might implode.

Nice try schmuck but brokered conventions went out in the 1950s. Nobody will be even remotely close enough to Newt to have anyone but Tokyo Rove dreaming about one. Gingrich was not my first choice but the reality is that unless they come up with a video of Newt with a sheep there is no way Willard can catch him and we KNOW none of this stupid wishful thinking is about getting Perry, Bachmann or Santorum the nod.

Paul Ryan is just 41. That’s very young to run and, frankly, he’ll be desperately needed as chair of the budget committee if Republicans keep the House and should even a Republican become president in 2013.

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posted on 12/10/2011 10:12:25 AM PST
by newzjunkey
(Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama and Speaker Pelosi.)

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